Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure victim to malicious page
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DeliveryTrigger use-after-free in Chrome
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ExploitGroom heap to reclaim freed object
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ExecutionCorrupt memory for control flow
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ImpactExecute code and escape sandbox
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to actively browse to attacker-controlled web content using a vulnerable Chrome build (before 154.0.8037.57) - UI:R makes user interaction mandatory. The AC:H metric means the attacker must satisfy a non-trivial precondition such as precise heap grooming or a timing race to win the use-after-free reclamation, so exploitation is not reliably one-shot. No authentication and no special server-side configuration are needed (PR:N). The scope change (S:C) indicates a successful exploit crosses out of the renderer sandbox. Limiting factors: required user interaction, high attack complexity, and the availability of a vendor patch that removes the window once applied. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.3) describes a network-reachable, unauthenticated CWE-416 use-after-free requiring user interaction (visiting a malicious page) and a high-complexity trigger, with a scope change (S:C) indicating a sandbox-escape-class outcome rather than renderer-only containment. All three impact metrics are High, consistent with memory-corruption leading to arbitrary code execution. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code are present in the input, so this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - a high-severity issue but not a confirmed active-exploitation priority. The AC:H metric is the main real-world limiter: unlike the AC:L UAF/heap siblings in this same Chrome batch, this bug needs specific heap grooming or timing, which lowers the practical exploitation likelihood relative to its 8.3 score. Chrome's ubiquity keeps this a HIGH patch-management priority despite the absence of exploitation signals. Note the tag set includes 'Information Disclosure' which is inconsistent with the I:H/A:H impact - this is a code-execution-class memory-corruption bug, not primarily a disclosure issue. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious web page and lures a Chrome user (before 154.0.8037.57) to visit it. The page drives the browser into a use-after-free condition and, through careful heap manipulation (reflecting the high attack complexity), reclaims the freed object to corrupt memory and achieve code execution that crosses the security boundary (S:C). No public proof-of-concept is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv2 – Sep 29, 2026
Use-after-free memory corruption in Google Chrome before 154.0.8037.57 allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to potentially escape the browser's renderer sandbox by persuading a victim to visit attacker-controlled web content. Exploitation requires mandatory user interaction (UI:R) and a high-complexity precondition such as precise heap grooming or a timing race (AC:H), and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Google has issued a vendor-released patch in version 154.0.8037.57 that removes the vulnerable code path.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
Google Chrome desktop is affected by a security flaw that Google addressed through its Stable Channel update process, and a vendor patch is already available according to the referenced Chrome Releases advisory. The CVE record carries no published description, no CVSS score or vector, and no CWE, so the precise attack primitive, the privileges an attacker needs, and whether any user interaction or specific configuration is required cannot be confirmed from the available data; based only on the product identity, realistic exploitation of a Chrome desktop flaw would typically require a victim to load attacker-controlled or compromised web content in an unpatched build, but that is an inference from product context rather than a stated condition for this CVE. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing were identified at time of analysis, and no EPSS probability is available, so risk cannot be quantified from the supplied signals.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 154.0.8037.57 or later - upgrade to this build, which closes the use-after-free. Ubuntu users should refresh the chromium snap (snap refresh chromium) or accept the automatic update and then fully restart the browser so that all existing renderer processes are replaced with patched ones. Although no public exploit code has been identified, the S:C scope change combined with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact makes this a high-priority update once available. Until the upgrade is applied, enabling strict site isolation reduces cross-origin reachability but does not eliminate the flaw, and avoiding untrusted links lowers exposure but relies on user discipline; the only fully effective interim control is not running the vulnerable build, which is generally impractical. Track the advisory at http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html and the Chromium bug at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/554558320 for confirmation that the fix has propagated to your platform and channel.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-416 (use-after-free), a memory-corruption class in which an object is freed while a dangling reference remains reachable, allowing an attacker to reclaim the freed memory with controlled data. In Chrome's multi-process architecture the bug resides in the renderer-side engine; the assessed scope change (S:C) is significant because it indicates a successful exploit crosses a security boundary beyond the renderer - i.e. a sandbox-escape-class outcome rather than renderer-only containment. The assigned tags (Information Disclosure, Use After Free, Memory Corruption) suggest the flaw may first leak memory contents to defeat address-space randomization before being converted into code execution. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H reflects that the attack is network-delivered, needs the victim to load a malicious page, requires no credentials or special server configuration, and demands non-trivial attacker effort to win the use-after-free reclamation reliably. The affected component is the Chromium engine shipped by Google Chrome; no CPE strings were supplied, but the ENISA EUVD record (EUVD-2026-89235) scopes affected versions to builds before 154.0.8037.57, and the reported-by field (vendor:ubuntu) indicates the Ubuntu chromium-browser package, which tracks upstream Chromium, is also covered by this disclosure.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable via malicious page (AV:N) needing user visit (UI:R) and heap grooming/timing for the UAF (AC:H); sandbox escape gives S:C with full C/I/A from code execution.
Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu).
CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
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Executive ViewAI
Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57 are affected by a high-severity use-after-free that could allow a remote attacker to escape the browser sandbox and potentially compromise the underlying endpoint if a user visits malicious web content. The broad deployment of Chrome across the enterprise makes unpatched endpoints a meaningful risk, though no public exploit identified at time of analysis reduces immediate likelihood. Leadership should prioritize updating all Chrome instances to 154.0.8037.57 to protect users and limit organizational exposure.
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Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
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Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Use After Free
View allVendor StatusVendor
SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-89235
GHSA-qc7c-4m9f-jj2v
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Exploit-DB